You can run a task in the console to check your primary server's status.
A task is a single action that allows you to do ad-hoc things like
upgrade packages and restart services on target machines. Puppet Enterprise (PE) comes with a few tasks installed, such as
package, service, and
puppet_conf, and you can download more tasks from the Forge or write your own.
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In the console, in the Orchestration section, click
Tasks.
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Click Run a task in the upper right corner of the
Tasks page.
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In the Task field, select
service
because you are checking the status of the primary server service.
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Optional:
In the Job description field, provide a description. The
text you enter here appears on the job list and job details pages.
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Under Task parameters, enter parameters and values for
the task. The
service task has two required
parameters. For action, choose status. For name, enter
puppet.
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Under Select targets, select Node
list.
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In the Inventory nodes field, add your primary
server's hostname and select it.
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Click Run task or Schedule job.
Your task run appears on the
Tasks page. To rerun the
task, click
Run again and choose to rerun the task on all
nodes or only the nodes that failed during the initial run.
Tip: You can
filter run results by task name to find specific task runs.
Results
View the task status and output on the Jobs page after the
task is finished running.
Confirm that your primary server's status is running and
enabled.
What to do next
Next, use the console to Add nodes to the inventory.
To learn more about tasks, including how to install them from the Forge and how to write your own tasks, go to Installing tasks and Writing tasks.